Rayna,

    Being an old Texas boy, I am 3/4 Texan and 1/4 Southern. I really don't
care for grits, but I will try to explain it to you. Grits are usually eaten
with breakfast in the South. They are made from hominy which is a variation
of corn, You grind the hominy up into a fine grainy form and mix it with
milk. This process yields a grainy oatmeal-like dish. It is very bland, so
most folks spice it up with butter or sugar or both. In many restaurants in
the deep South, grits always come with breakfast. Some people liken the
spiritual concept if grace to grits, in that you receive it whether you ask
for it or not.

Bobby

>I still haven't worked out WHAT the blazes
>they are - I know they are food, but that's about it.